PROJECT ON BANANA FIBRE PRODUCTION IN UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA

WASTE  TO WEALTH-BANANA  FIBRE  A VALUE ADDED PROJECT OF BANANA PSEUDOSTEM, KAUSAMBI, UP 

Univision since inception on 2004, in Kota Rajasthan under The Society Act is actively taking up the different  Livelihood projects in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.

Sahariya Tribal Area of Shabad, Baran, Rajasthan, Livelihood Program‘s for Tribal Sahariya in Shabad block, Baran Rajasthan, Goat keeping Activity in Baran district,  Rajasthan, Entrepreneurship development on Income generating & Eco-development through Agri-waste utilization of Banana stem in the Kausambhi district, UP

Introduction:

Banana plant provide delicious foods and having good quality of textile fibre. Banana commonly grown in hot tropical climates in india-Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh. The area under banana has increased from 1.49 lakh ha during 1956-57 to 4.63 lakh ha during 2006-07, i.e., increase by 210 per cent. After harvest of fruit, huge quantity (60 to 80 t/ha) of waste biomass (pseudostem, leaves, suckers etc.) is generated. All varieties of banana plants have abundance fibre. These fibre are obtained after the fruit harvested. This plant has long been a good Source for high quality textiles in many parts of world, Especially in Japan and Nepal.

Need on Time :

• Extraction of fibres from pseudostem of banana on commercial scale
• Scanty use of fibres for fabrics and quality paper making
• Presently, scutching waste not used for preparing enriched manures and paper
• The available yarn and weaving machines are not fully suitable for processing of pseudostem fibres.
• Sap is neither used as liquid fertilizer nor mordant
• Microcrystalline cellulose powder is not extracted from fibres
• Central core is seldom used for preparing edible products.

Characteristics of Banana Fibre:

• Banana fibre has great potentialities for paper making because of its high alpha-cellulose and low lignin content.
• It is Highly Strong fibre
• It has Smaller elongation and light weight
• It has strong moisture absorption quality. It absorbs as well as release moisture very fast.
• It is biodegradable and has no negative effect on environment hence categorized eco friendly fibre.
• Fire resistance quality.

Application of banana fibre:

• Banana fibre has great potentialities for paper making special demand of Hand made paper.
• Its fibre has used like rope, mats and other composite materials.
• Banana fibre has recognined for apparels and home furnishings.
• Polypropylene reinforced with banana fibre is used by automobile companies for making underfloor protection panels in luxurious cars like Mercedes.
• Banana fibre mostly used in making handicrafts and home decorative.
• Composite material of banana fibre used in building boards  and fire resistance boards.
• Banana fibre is making products like paper bags, filter paper, greeting cards, decorative papers, pen stands, lamp stand and many more.
• Banana fibre in used currency notes in Germany and trial run in India also.
• During the research, it was found that paper made out of this fiber has shelf life of over 100 years as it is the strongest of the long fibres ever found amidst natural fibres. It can be folded for as many as 3,000 times. It can used currency and value-able documents like manuscript document preserver (Pundulipies).

Banana fibre Extraction:

Input cost:

Fixed Cost:

Fibre Extraction Machine : 40,000

Variable cost:

Plant cutting and useable raw material cost (Rs/acre): 3000

Labour cost (Rs/ month): 5000

Electricity charges (Rs/month):1000

Other charges (Rs/months): 1000

Total cost (Rs/month):10000

Output :

Income from banana fibre Rs/ Acre : 8000

Income from banana fibre( Rs/month) : 16000

Income from Manure (Rs/ Acre waste) : 2000

Total income: 18000

Net Income Rs : Output- Input : 8000

Univision , under Banana fibre project not only enhance farmer income also create employment in rural areas. This Process had done waste management like a ten acre of banana farm owner have dumped banana pseudostem in an about 1 acre of land or road sides. though apply fibre extraction process his land was free to cultivate. Organization provided buy back guarantee to the farmers and free training to handing machine and technology. For futher detail visit at :www.univision.net.in or contact us on upoffice@ Univision.net.in

Gallery on Banana fibre project:

 Banana fibre Extraction Machine

 Training on Banana fibre Extraction 

 Banana fibre